Riding attachment for harrows.



No. 784,130. PATENTED MAR. '7, 1905. D. K. WILSON.

RIDING ATTACHMENT FOR HARROWS.

AHELIOATION FILED OCT. 3, 1904.

2 BHEETSBHEBT 1.

No. 784,130. PATENTED MAR. '7, 1905.

D. K. WILSON.

RIDING ATTACHMENT FOR HARROWS.

APPLIOATION FILED OUT. 3, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

NrrED STATES Patented March 1905.

DALTON K. WILSON, OF GLADBROOK, IOIVA, ASSIGNOR TO \VILLlAli l (jrALLOI/VAY, OF W ATERLOO, IOWA.

RIDING ATTACHIVIEITT FOR I'IAWWOWOH SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,130, dated Ill-[arch '7, 1905.

Application filed October 3,1904. Serial No. 227,060.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DALTON K. I/VILsON. a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Gladbrook, Tarna county, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Riding Attachments for Hal-rows, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to riding attachments for harrows; and the object of my invention is to provide a seated vehicle in the rear of and connected to the draft-bar of the harrow which is so constructed as to prevent any tendency to tilt or overturn when passing over uneven ground and so arranged as to readily turn corners without friction. This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafterdescribed and claimed and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

in which Figure l is a perspective view of my improved riding attachment as connected to the draft-bar of two barrow-sections. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the said attachment, and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

.lIarrow-sections m are represented as connected to a draft-bar on. A reach-rod or tonguef is shown as connected to said draftbar in by a depending plate A cross-bar m is bolted to the rearward part of the reachbar 7 and also connected therewith by means of the braces a. The outer ends of the braces a and the outer ends of the draft-bar w are connected by means of two-part linhs 0.

s is ahorizontal cross-timber provided with end plates 6. On the upper part of the cr0sstimber s are projections a, to which are fastened the lower ends of the bars r and 72 The upper ends of the bars 7 and /1v are bolted to an angle-plate 1*, which supports a seat r A movable front bar 'i has its upper end pivoted to said angle-bar 0', while its lower end is pivoted at Z: to the reach-rod f. Each end plate 6 is provided with bearings for the stubsha'fts a of the stub-axle body a. The stubaXles j extend outwardly from the axle-bod y and support the sulkywheelsp. Extensions (1" f and extends rearwardly therefrom.

of the body a support said axles, while to the extensions a" ofthe body care fixed the forwardlyextending bars/ands, whose forward ends re spectively are pivoted to the outer end of the cross-bar m. A plate '1: is fastened to the lower side of the rear end of the reach-rod This rearmost portion of the plate n extends into and is horizontally movable within a space between the cross-timber s and a horizontal transverse red at, whose ends are fastened to the projections if, attached to said cross-timber s. By this arrangement of the sulky'body it will be seen that the wheels will be caused to readily trail and adjust their direction to any angle when turning at the end of a field. The wheels will also easily surmount any obstacle without overturning the sulky. As the reach'rod moves in connection with the draft-bar the plate w on its rear end is caused to slide horizontally between the cross-timber s and bar a with very little friction. The same movement causes the pivoted arms I and to turn the stub-axles j in the desired direction, thus allowing shori' turns to be made and permitting the wheels to override obstacles without everturning the sulky.

l'iaving described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by l ietters Patent, is-

I. A riding attachment for barrows, comprising a cross-timber, stub-axles pivotalhv mounted on the ends thereof, wheels on said axles, a cross-bar, bars fixed at one end to said stub-axles and pivotally mounted at their other ends to said cross-bar, and a reach attached to said cross-bar and having its rear end extended beyond and horizontally movable along said cross-timber. substantially as described.

2. A riding attachment for harrows, comprising a reach, a cross-timber, a transverse bar connected parallel to and spaced away from said cross-tiinber, a plate fastened to and extending rearnuirdly from said reach into the space between saidcross-tilnber and said transverse bar, a cross-bar connected to the reach, stub-axles pivotally mounted on the ends of said cross-timber, wheels on said axles, and

on the ends of said cross-timber, stub-axles pivotally mounted in said bearings, Wheels on said stub-axles, bars fixed to said stub-axles 5 and pivotally connected to said cross-bar, a

seat, and fixed and pivoted supports for said seat, substantially as described.

Signed at Gladbrook, Iowa, this 7th day of September, 1904.

DALTON K. WILSON. Witnesses: ,MARTIN MEE, L. B. SMITH. 

